Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-01-27
A woMANs BLUNDER.
What Game of a vnlaee Post
mistress Carelessness.

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'Mufins and crumpets made to or
DER" Thus ran the written notice,
penned, too, in characters nearly ap-
preaching half-text, stuck up in one Of
the few principal shops facing the
main street.
The unimportant village Of Liam
merton" lay somewhat far away from
any town, and therefore did fair
amount of steady-going business on its
own account. Foremost Of all ranked
the repository or store Of Janet Lisle,
in which she sold stationery, news
papers, the magazines ,ot the day if
duly ordered in time, besides variety
of useful odds and ends. She was also
the village postmistress, and carried
out the duties Of her Office with a
marked regard to promptitude. In
each of these pursuits, kawever, she
was aided by her pretty and also win
some niece, Elsie Falconbridge.
In all reality, Elsie was more mis-
tress of the postal department than
Janet Lisle herself. It was she who
ordinarily undertook the, dispatch of
that twice-a-day letter-bal$ bestowing
upon each missive previously the due
official stamp-mark. "Janet Lisle's
right hand, in fact" as ey.ty one said.
She, too, it was who made the
mullins and crumpets ~ mullins and
crumpets which were So popular in
! the village that no one syer drcamt
Of having a tea party without also
having ''mufiins and crtmpets" to
match.
"Oblige me with twcrcent stamp,
Miss Falconbridge, won't your" and a
somewhat elderly man at that moment
stared her full in the face this neces-
sarily, however-through the gap
made in the wire network marking of
the spot allotted to the post-office de-
partment.
| She handed him whathe required.
"And a registered envelope, also,"
he said.
Again she had fulfilled his request.
"Thank you," and without much ado
he denosited twenty-dollar note with
in the same. i'sss
A'sAli right, ihe solIloouized. as old
gentlemen are SO, fond Of doing.
Come, that's done, at any rate" he
added. in self.conerat,,latory fashion.
Than came aloud ouestiouinolv.
mTn tha lettcr.boxP-lor shali i loave
1. With youpn -
"Yon can leoye q jare sirp an
.wored Elsie ouIetlv
u Others we're now cop,s,s.n;,i fast de-
hsnond,no th;s a,..s .,s-.sfS''A addot.
y mo 4 calm exterior ,ay,of INV chance
Of ATTENDING rightly to( sctss Aetitioner.
Tarat Iisle also WAS h,a,lv busy
that afternoon. Miss Veal the richest
old lady In the parish. 4aye a large ten
pnty that very evening, and mullins
and crumpets were accordingly being
sent off in starlingly large quantities.
as there apy letter waiting for me
i to-day pleasep" asked somewhat tim,
la voice few minutes later on.
.No Miss Josephine, nothing" I
al am sorry. Disappointinr-is 4
potpu III ~
The two speakers seemed fully I,
. comprehend each other' Ihere existed
/ apparently'a SORT OF pleasant sympatn;;
between them' D0'h were pretty; oo,'
looked good, ana aiso lnorougniy u
, earnest ohiy' that tny assissan, posi-
mistress appeared iu, = pr,sh'nes
/. ana me- ana .he gili npW .Ae,ng ~. nc
: wore the aspect Oh peing rreo u NJ
. ALREADY. ,ia6.s
Ies' very. am sorTy, too'
"dhank YOU LOU are Always kino
: VIII look IN again tomorrow, II IN
ooinS ~ WAL no' 'ie1pie !oa !"
niuoM -
No' az an MISS 'osePpine' .
Inc iast-named was aireaoy movin
: away 70 make room LOT some one els'
Elsie raiconpriage naa, however n. ~
: yet competed ner business wl1n VI
/ iate lawyers aaugn.er.
Auh1le' sne wnispe,eo' Take u
}, piace mere lor y nomeh', ~ 49,.
r oahe' Llsle nouaea III assens.
~.Do coms ~ nefe IN inssant "'s
i me. won't youpn and Elsie signed IN,
Miss Josephine should accompany h,
I into the CIV back parlor where !
was now In readiness for tea. .srf
fact is. Miss Josephine. i've done u
most stupid thing imaginable to-day
r made mistake. and prepared near
twice the number Of crumpets that wi
be wanted by ANYBODY. Isn't Il n
surd of mep You won't mind--no, T.
1t sure you won't Miss .Josephine--hel
!. ine me ont Of NV troublep1
n sput bowpn came bes;tat;no,v
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